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Rascal's Community-Sourced Best of 2025
What some of our readers considered the best of a pretty rough year
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Austerity Killed Narrative Wargaming (And, Statistically, Your Nan)
How politics impacts play.
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Double teamed by Goth Mommy and TOOL at The Game Awards: A personal tragedy
WARLOCK isn’t just Wizards of the Coast’s newest video game project, it’s also my lesbian kryptonite.
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Jason Carl announces his departure from Paradox Interactive after an eventful decade
This is in the midst of one of Paradox’s most tumultuous periods, and World of Darkness’ active revival.
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I want to fight my friends in the back of a moving truck
What if some games are too risky to not play?
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Growing pains for Dragonmeet, London's biggest little RPG convention
Two Dragons meet on the banks of the Thames.
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We’re raising Rascal’s subscription prices by $1 in 2026
But you can lock in the old price right now with a holiday discount!
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Thought Bubble made space for RPGs and joy at the complicated comics festival
Bringing dice to a brush fight.
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Every day cannot be a holiday
Much to month about.
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What does Session Zero of a protest look like?
Games as rehearsal for the streets.
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The Other Satanic Panics
How RPGs become scapegoats for murders across the world.
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Kickstarter United ends six-week strike with a resounding victory
Workers secure a 4-day work week, minimum salary floor, and protection against AI.
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Warcradle Studios returns to Firestorm Armada — this time, with Robin Cruddace and Richard Morgan
The good, the bad, and the transphobic.
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Solving secret puzzles at the Japanese mystery school
Alanna Yeo talks nazo, design cultures, and her unique ARG-style experience at Nazogaku.
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A Czech larp group wrestles with Nazi history by roleplaying in its bones
Exploring Disco Elysium and the power of art in a former concentration camp.
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Words must mean something
When is a goal not a goal?